i can not use my xp laptop to access files on my vista

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i have enabled file sharing with no luck i can go from my vista to the xp
laptop but i can not get it to work from the xp box to the vista box i have
all the new drivers and the ll transdopnder on my xp box but still no luck
 
i have enabled file sharing with no luck i can go from my vista to the xp
laptop but i can not get it to work from the xp box to the vista box i have
all the new drivers and the ll transdopnder on my xp box but still no luck
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Mike,

Did you set the Network Location Type to Private?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html

Is NetBT Enabled, consistently?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html

If no help yet, look at logs from "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from
each computer, and diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
 
thanks for the hek chuck but i dont think thats the problem i think it has
more to do with the securty policys in vista and i say this because the only
folders i can get to from xp going to vista is the pulbic ones i even tryed
to place a shortcut to the folder i wanted but that was a no go im trying to
play around with the user rights now ill let you know how it goes thank again
for the help
 
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